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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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